As part of the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, CPRD seeks to support public policy in three ways: (1) improving state and community capacity for prevention, (2) improving prevention and educational practices through research and evaluation, and (3) improving policies and decision-making.
Our primary objective is to study plasma-material interactions relevant to fusion, semiconductors, and plasma manufacturing through a combination of computational and experimental means. Projects are supported by both government and commercial partners to further the application and knowledge of plasma physics.
The goal of the Center for the Physics of Living Cells (CPLC), an NSF Physics Frontiers Center Program, is to make transformational advances at a genuine scientific frontier: the physics of living cells. The challenge in crafting a quantitative, physical description of living systems is formidable, requiring both accurate structural understanding of hierarchical assemblages of atoms and highly-resolved determination of dynamical processes on many scales.
Yes. The Principal Investigator serves at the discretion of the institution, and certain events may necessitate a change in Principal Investigator. For example, if the Principal Investigator is departing the institution, but the grant is remaining, the institution would need to designate a new PI. The terms of the sponsored award will typically require prior written approval from the sponsor for a change in Principal Investigator.
Prior to having a civil service employee serve as a Principal Investigator, (a) the OVCRI would need to authorize an exception to the approval process; and (b) if the exception is granted, the applicable Unit Executive Officer would also need to approve the request.
Yes, provided that the Board of Trustees has approved the hiring of the new faculty member. The new faculty member must follow all applicable campus procedures for proposal submission, including the requisite certifications.
Yes. However, a Cooperative Extension Specialist’s participation as a PI is generally limited to cooperative extension, training, or public service projects related to the individual’s official duties.
No. Students may not serve as either a Principal Investigator, Mulitple-Principal Investigator, or Co-Principal Investigator. In the event a graduate fellowship is awarded as a grant, the Dean of the Graduate College, the Dean’s designee, or the student’s faculty advisor shall be designated as the Principal Investigator. Even if a sponsor requires that the student’s name be listed as Principal Investigator externally, the university still will not permit the student to serve as PI internally. However, these students can be listed as Co-I to help track these projects.
Yes, as long as the faculty member has a significant physical presence at the university If not, then the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCRI), will need to approve the project role in addition to the applicable academic dean, institute director, or campus administrative officer.